This site is dedicated to those people who like to collect vintage technology, no matter what it is. If you collect old computers, handheld computer/PDAs, watches, robots, cell phones, calculators, game consoles, etc... This is a place to find out more about them.

Monday, August 18, 2008

Also known as The Video Game Crash of 1984 (or The North American Video Game Crash), this event severely impacted the video game industry. The Gaming Historian covers the major reasons for the crash and the damage it caused.

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

computerworld reports: "But the full story was not that simple. For one thing, the x86's lineage can be traced back four additional years, to 1968, and it was born at a now-defunct firm in San Antonio. The x86 was originally conceived by an all-but-forgotten engineer, Austin O. 'Gus' Roche, who was obsessed with making a personal computer. For another thing, Intel got involved reluctantly, and the 8008 was not actually derived from the 4004 -- they were separate projects."

Here is some history that I didn't know. Read the whole article for more information.

Friday, August 8, 2008

Triviaplaza presents: "Do you really know all the famous persons that obtained their fame by doing of having done something with computers? Do you know who Steve Case is? Or why are David Filo & Jerry Yang famous? And do names like Doug Englebart, Tim Berners-Lee and Shawn Fanning ring a bell?"